From: Health education for microcredit clients in Peru: a randomized controlled trial
 | Control | Treatment | β-coefficient (95% CI) | n | p-value a |
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Child Anthropometric Measures b | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Hemoglobin, g/dL | 11.5 ± 1.2 | 11.5 ± 1.1 | 0.01 (-0.23, 0.26) | 312 | 0.94 |
   Anemia c (%) | 49.2 | 48.0 | 0.02 (-0.08, 0.12) | 312 | 0.70 |
   Weight-for-age, Z-score | -0.71 ± 1.1 | -0.73 ± 1.0 | -0.02 (-0.26, 0.23) | 309 | 0.87 |
   Underweight d (%) | 10.6 | 7.7 | -0.04 (-0.11, 0.03) | 301 | 0.28 |
   Length/height-for-age, Z-score | -1.3 ± 1.3 | -1.4 ± 1.6 | -0.14 (-0.51, 0.23) | 283 | 0.46 |
   Stunting e (%) | 24.3 | 28.4 | 0.01 (-0.08, 0.11) | 264 | 0.77 |
   BMI-for-age, Z-score | 0.13 ± 1.3 | 0.29 ± 1.4 | 0.18 (-0.15, 0.51) | 290 | 0.29 |
   Overweight f (%) | 17.5 | 25.7 | 0.05 (-0.05, 0.15) | 265 | 0.31 |
Reported Child Health Status g | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Diarrhea | 15.8 | 22.3 | 0.05 (-0.03, 0.13) | 439 | 0.19 |
   Bloody diarrhea | 15.3 | 4.2 | -0.11 (-0.24, 0.02) | 85 | 0.09 |
   Days of diarrhea (mean ± SD) | 3.6 ± 5.0 | 2.6 ± 1.6 | -1.04 (-2.54, 0.45) | 99 | 0.17 |
   Diarrhea requiring medical attention | 38.4 | 40.8 | 0.02 (-0.21, 0.25) | 86 | 0.88 |
   Cough in past month | 36.7 | 40.2 | 0.02 (-0.07, 0.12) | 434 | 0.61 |
   Days of cough (mean ± SD) | 5.4 ± 3.6 | 5.3 ± 3.6 | -0.01 (-1.14, 1.13) | 175 | 0.99 |
   Cough causing difficulty breathing | 33.7 | 33.7 | -0.01 (-0.16, 0.14) | 167 | 0.90 |
   Cough requiring medical attention | 58.4 | 58.1 | 0.05 (-0.11, 0.21) | 166 | 0.57 |